It actually all began Sunday morning around 4AM when my sweet toddler woke up hollering. (Backstory: About 2 weeks ago we tossed all the binkies.) I assumed my sweetie pie had just lost her pink bunny, our substitute for the hopefully forgotten binkies and mumbled to hubbie it was his turn. I waited. And waited. And waited some more. THEN the light turned on... NOT a good sign. I had to go check on them. Poor little one had thrown up all over her crib. Super Daddy was trying not to call for help, but he really should have because he needed it. The toddler had the yuckies smeared all along the right side of her hair.... new pajamas just doesn't fix that. Daddy took care of cleaning the room and I bathed my chickadee and got her dolled up in another new sleeper... which she promptly, ahem, dirtied again. That time she nailed me too. Once we were both changed, I let Daddy go back to bed because toddlers want their mamas when they're sick. After a failed attempt to go back to bed myself, I sat in the rocker with my sweetie for two more hours. We watched some of the Bubble Guppies and Mr. Roger's Neighborhood on my cell phone until she ran out of ammunition (which I deftly dodged) and then we all finally got some sleep.
Monday night... you can guess what happened. I was working in the sewing room/office, tracing, adding seam allowance, and cutting out the pattern for a Feliz for my little one to wear this summer and I started feeling nauseous. Yep, it was my turn, only mine didn't last for 2-3 hours... it lasted for 10! After the inability to hold down even water subsided, I had a day of indomitable fever. It wasn't extreme... just miserable.
And that nasty little bug... it got hubbie too.
Today was a day of rest, laundry, more rest, and lysol. After putting the toddler to bed tonight I was able to go down and finish cutting her Feliz pattern. I'm excited because I just ordered this fabric.
These prints are from Alexander Henry's Once Upon a Time collection from Hawthorne Threads. I saw a dress created by one of my favorite children's clothing designers JK Heirloom in the blue color pathway. As her designs are originals that sell out quickly and this one was from months back, before I became familiar with her work, I can't see how I would be able to procure her dress for my little girl, but I do love the fabric. Actually, I love everything about that dress, but I guess that's just the way it goes sometimes. Now that I've found her AND figured out how to be notified of new features, I hope I can get the toddler one of her beauties in the future!
I decided to try out the princess fabric for my sweetie's Feliz, because what better print for a twirly princess dress than dancing princesses? I also chose the Natural palette. It is important to me that I not copy someone else's work so I made certain to use a completely different pattern and colorway. I also think the Natural palette will look great on my little one. I'm hoping to pull out some of the red or pink. My little darling looks adorable in reds and pinks. She has these big, beautiful sparkly dark eyes and chocolatey hair that looks so sweet next to these colors. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what I can find at the local fabric shops that coordinate.
I want to make the straps adjustable. I almost tried it with the Aldo to Zippy dress, because I kept imagining it with big buttons, but truth to be told I chickened out. The only problem is, I'm not really seeing this print with buttons in the front and more importantly, the toddler is teething like crazy and I don't want her to chew one off and get choked. I'm thinking maybe hide the shoulder strap buttons in the back underneath so you can't see them? I'll have to alter the straps somewhat to accommodate, but it shouldn't be too hard. It's remembering how to use my button foot that's going to be tricky! Time to pull out the manual!
Making the shoulder straps adjustable is imperative for my girl to get the longest wear out of this dress. She has long arms and legs and grows out of things length-wise rather quickly. She's the type of kid you have to buy the pants with the adjustable waist. If you don't she either looks like she's ready for a flood or she's sagging like a teenage boy. Remember I mentioned I tried the Aldo to Zippy on her? It was definitely too big, but the worst part was the strap length. It bowled me over that she was even able to walk around in a size 5/6T! Since she's already wearing size 24 months to 2T I decided to make her a 3T so she can wear it this summer/fall.
I DO want to put buttons down the back. I haven't done that before but it looks sooooo pretty I must try it. Maybe something sparkly? Hmmmm... we'll see.
Before we're through here I have to give a HUGE thank you to my fantastic neighbor who plowed my driveway. As I lay in bed miserable, he was out there in the cold clearing multiple driveways on our street. We received 4-8" of snow overnight topped with freezing rain. If the toddler and I had an emergency and had to get out, I could have because of this wonderful man's generosity. I cannot put into words how grateful I am and how it eased my mind. Another thank you to one of my besties, Mrs. Rebecca, for dropping off provisions before the storm hit. We would have either been in big trouble without or infected half the county trekking to the store.
Speaking of said bestie, I have to give Mrs. Rebecca a shout out because she is an incredibly talented chef/baker. We NEVER turn down an invitation to dinner at her house! Her passion is cakes and they are delicious! She is our go-to person for every event and made my daughter's smash cake/cupcakes for her first birthday celebration. You can find Rebecca's work at Sunset Creations. I cannot recommend her enough, especially if you have/concerned with food allergies.
Now it's time to get some rest and hope the fabric arrives soon so I can begin designing! Eeek! :)
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